Hoffmanneske Szene
A dreamlike and fantastical composition rendered in Klee's signature style, this colour lithograph evokes the eerie, theatrical world of E.T.A. Hoffmann's literary imagination, blending whimsical figuration with an unsettling undercurrent of the uncanny. Bold lines and richly layered hues create a scene that hovers between the playful and the mysterious, reflecting Klee's deep engagement with the subconscious and the surreal. Printed on heavy smooth wove paper with wide margins, the work exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and poetic sensibility that distinguish Klee's contributions to early twentieth-century printmaking.
- Medium
- Lithograph in colours, on heavy smooth wove paper, with wide margins,
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
December 12, 2013
Spotted works by Paul Klee
Artists in conversation
Wassily Kandinsky
Russian · b. 1866
Like Klee in this lithograph, Kandinsky combined bold expressive lines with richly layered colours to create compositions that blur the boundary between the figurative and the abstract, evoking psychological and spiritual mystery through whimsical yet unsettling visual language.
Alfred Kubin
Austrian · b. 1877
Kubin shared Klee's deep fascination with the uncanny and the literary imagination of figures like Hoffmann, producing fantastical figural scenes that blend dreamlike surrealism with an eerie theatrical undercurrent drawn directly from the same dark Romantic tradition.
Max Ernst
German · b. 1891
Ernst created colour prints and compositions that similarly merge whimsical figuration with a deeply surrealist engagement with the subconscious, producing scenes that feel simultaneously playful and unsettling in a manner directly comparable to this Hoffmann inspired lithograph.
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